Veterans Affairs committee  As the Major-General mentioned, from a Veterans Affairs Canada perspective, the 10-year cycle, or the 60th or 70th, as an example, is an opportunity to bring it to a much larger level than say the 68th or 69th. Part of the Government of Canada strategy has always been to go ove

Veterans Affairs committee  In Apeldoorn.

Veterans Affairs committee  There are other initiatives. For Government of Canada focused delegations there will be no more overseas delegations out to December. Veterans Affairs Canada will work with community groups. There are funding programs assisting them in terms of other significant anniversaries.

Veterans Affairs committee  Correct. We have a community engagement partnership fund. It's a program that allows communities a modest level of funding to assist with events and activities that are commemorative in nature.

Veterans Affairs committee  Correct.

Veterans Affairs committee  From a Canadian Armed Forces perspective, we work very closely together when we go overseas. We're working jointly in weekly discussions in terms of how we connect. The 150 Canadian Armed Forces members that you see identified today will be directly accountable and working direct

Veterans Affairs committee  The Government of Canada delegation is the Veterans Affairs Canada delegation. We're looking to support as many veterans as possible to return to Holland. We expect upwards of 70 veterans will take advantage of being part of the delegation. We're working through army, navy, and a

Veterans Affairs committee  —from Veterans Affairs. It matches, coincidentally, close to what an Airbus can travel with.

Veterans Affairs committee  Absolutely.

Veterans Affairs committee  Correct.

Veterans Affairs committee  I can perhaps speak quite briefly, particularly on our Vimy site. We have a student guide program, it's a university age-based program, through FSWEP. the federal student work experience program. Students identify their intentions through FSWEP. We have a quarterly update. They g

Veterans Affairs committee  Entering the school curriculum is always a difficult challenge for the Government of Canada, in the sense that education is a provincial element. Certainly when we receive several requests similar to that, we facilitate those opportunities. We work with Canadian schools and Can

Veterans Affairs committee  From a Veterans Affairs Canada perspective, there is no plan to participate in any Victory of Europe Day on May 8 in Europe. We will concentrate on an event here at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, where we expect upwards of 200 Second World War veterans will attend. Our focu

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you for your question. I'm John Desrosiers. I'm the project manager for the project on the liberation of the Netherlands. Our recce team was in the Netherlands in January and I had an opportunity to be at Camp Westerbork myself. It was a very impactful moment. I know exact

Veterans Affairs committee  The department is aware. We continue to work through the embassy in Ankara to help facilitate discussions with the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Turkish government. We will continue to facilitate those discussions and hopefully will have a favourable outcome in th